TABLE 1.

Oligonucleotide primers used for PCR and RT-PCRs

Primer no.	Primer namea	Sequence (5′-3′)b	Reference
1	aap 1 F	TAC ATG GGA GGT ATA ATA TGG	This paper
2	aap 2 R	CCA AAT ATG AAC AAT GAT CCG	This paper
3	rAAP1357-1756 F	ATA CAA CTG GTG CAG ATG GTT G	53
4	rAAP1357-1756 R	GTA GCC GTC CAA GTT TTA CCA G	53
5	aap rev 2	TGG TTC TGC TTT TGT TGG ACC ATA C	47
6	rAAP53-608 F	CCG GGATCC GCA GAA GAA AAA CAA GTT GAT C	44
7	rAAP53-608 R	CGG AAGCTT TTA TGC TTT AGG AGT GTA TGT CAA TG	44
8	aap repeat_end	GGA CCA TAT TTT STC ACA TC	This paper
9	aap repeat 1_BamHI	CCG GGATCC GTC GAT GGA GAT CCA ATT ATA TC	This paper
10	aap repeats_end_HindIII	CGG AAGCTT GGA CCA TAT TTT STC ACA TC	This paper
11	aap US 1 F	AGC ACA AGC AGA AGA TGG	This paper
12	icaR F	TTA TCA ATG CCG CAG TTG TC	1
13	icaR R	GTT TAA CGC GAG TGC GCT AT	1
14	icaA F	TAA TCC CGA ATT TTT GTG AA	1
15	icaA R	AAC GCA ATA ACC TTA TTT TCC	1
16	icaD F	ACA GTC GCT ACG AAA AGA AA	1
17	icaD R	GGA AAT GCC ATA ATG ACA AC	1
18	icaB F	ATG GTC AAG CCC AGA CAG AG	1
19	icaB R	CGT GTT TTC AAC ATT TAA TGC AA	1
20	icaC F	CTG ATC AAG AAT TTA AAT CAC AAA	1
21	icaC R	AAA GTC CCA TAA GCC TGT TT	1
22	icaAB-F	TAA CTT TAG GCG CAT ATG TTT T	10
23	icaAB-R	TTC CAG TTA GGC TGG TAT TG	10

^aF, forward primer; R, reverse primer.

^bUnderlining indicates restriction sites.